{"title":"Patrick Marber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Marber\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling array of works that delve into the complexities of human relationships and social interactions. His plays invite readers into intense, sharply observed dramas that explore themes of desire, deception, and self-discovery with wit and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in contemporary arts and culture, Marber’s writing combines lyrical dialogue with a keen understanding of the human condition, making his works essential for those interested in modern theatre and dramatic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"marber-plays-1-by-patrick-marber-9780413774279","title":"Marber Plays: 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarber Plays: 1\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three of this award-winning playwright's first plays produced at the National Theatre and the Donmar Warehouse, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDealer's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, in 1995 and subsequently transferred to the West End. It won the 1995 \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Best Comedy and the Writers' Guild for Best West End Play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An exceptionally accomplished first play . . . though I know nothing about poker, I testify to the compulsive grip this play exerts and to the accumulation of meanings it ignites in your head.' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Miss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e relocates August Strindberg's \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (1888) to an English country house in July 1945. In this radical re-imagining of theatre's first 'naturalistic tragedy' the events of Strindberg's original are transposed to the night of the British Labour Party's 'landslide' election victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e: 'Love and sex are like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williams' \u003ci\u003eStreetcar\u003c\/i\u003e, Mamet's \u003ci\u003eOleanna\u003c\/i\u003e, Albee's \u003ci\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/i\u003e, Pinter's \u003ci\u003eOld Times\u003c\/i\u003e and Hare's \u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596885016812,"sku":"9780413774279","price":86.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413774279-marber-plays-1.jpg?v=1777943781"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/patrick-marber.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}